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Pyroglutamic acidosis: Which Medications Cause It? (345 Reports Across 17 Drugs)

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Pyroglutamic acidosis has been reported as an adverse event with 17 different drugs in the FDA's FAERS database, with 345 total reports. 32 of these reports resulted in death.The drugs most commonly associated with Pyroglutamic acidosis are ACETAMINOPHEN, FLUCLOXACILLIN, and ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE.

345
Total Reports
17
Drugs Involved
32
Deaths
260
Hospitalizations
58.2 yrs
Average Patient Age
61.8% / 38.2%
Female / Male

Which Drugs Cause Pyroglutamic acidosis Most Often?

Drug Reports % of Drug Reports Deaths Hosp. Life-Threat.
ACETAMINOPHEN 305 0.2% 30 225 51
FLUCLOXACILLIN 83 5.6% 11 59 16
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE 30 0.0% 1 29 7
IBUPROFEN 18 0.0% 0 10 1
VALPROIC ACID 13 0.1% 0 11 0
CEFUROXIME 11 0.2% 9 3 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE 8 0.1% 0 7 0
ADALIMUMAB 8 0.0% 0 8 0
ACETAMINOPHEN\CODEINE\DOXYLAMINE 7 13.5% 0 5 0
ALBUTEROL 7 0.0% 3 2 0
PIPERACILLIN 7 0.7% 0 4 1
TAZOBACTAM 7 0.9% 0 4 1
VIGABATRIN 7 0.1% 0 5 2
OXYCODONE 6 0.0% 0 4 2
CODEINE 5 0.0% 0 4 0
DICLOXACILLIN 5 1.6% 0 4 0
PIPERACILLIN\TAZOBACTAM 5 0.0% 0 2 1

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Top 3 Drugs Associated With Pyroglutamic acidosis

305 reports
83 reports

Related Side Effects

Drug ineffective (1,049,718) Off label use (762,782) Death (660,423) Fatigue (599,248) Nausea (562,301) Diarrhoea (491,550) Pain (471,975) Headache (460,069) Dyspnoea (409,496) Dizziness (352,922)